Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins🎃 | STARBUCKS COPYCAT Lightened Up | WW Friendly Recipe| Fall Baking🍂🍁🎃

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Preheat the oven to 420°F.

Chop 1/4 cup of raw pumpkin seeds roughly.

In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of Truvia and 1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, then set aside.

In a small frying pan, melt 1 tablespoon of Brummel and Brown over medium heat.

Add the chopped pumpkin seeds to the melted butter and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon of Truvia to the pumpkin seeds and stir, cooking for another minute or until caramelized. Remove from heat and mix with the brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice mixture, then set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt, then set aside.

In a stand mixer, combine 1/2 cup of Brummel and Brown and 3/4 cup of Lakanto classic sweetener and beat on medium speed for 1 minute.

Add the 2 large eggs to the mixer and beat on high for 2 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce and the can of pumpkin, mixing on low speed until combined.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix until just combined.

Line a muffin tin with silicone liners and use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups, yielding 16 muffins instead of the standard 12 due to the filling.

In a bowl, soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about 15 seconds, then mix in 1/4 cup of Lakanto and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth.

Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a piping bag or Ziploc bag and cut off the tip.

Sprinkle the praline topping over the filled muffin batter.

Pipe 2-3 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into each muffin.

Bake in the preheated oven at 420°F for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 20 minutes, checking around 15 minutes due to the increased number of muffins.

Remove muffins from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

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